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Music Akon Plans To Re-Record His Whole Catalog As Country Music With Star-Studded Collaborators Akon says fans will be able to hear the ambitious country music remix idea much sooner than they may think. By Cole Blake April 17, 2025
Music Cardi B Doesn’t Want Past As A Stripper Or Alleged Gang Ties To Hurt Her In Assault Trial Cardi B is accused of assaulting Emani Ellis, a former security guard at a medical office in Beverly Hills, in 2018. By Caroline Fisher April 13, 2025
Music Kanye West Seems To Speculate That Drake Wants To Get Rid Of Him Kanye West has been both hateful and praiseful towards Drake in recent months, which makes these new tweets even more unclear. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 12, 2025
Music Cardi B Reveals She Missed Her Kids' First Days Of School Due To Assault Trial Cardi B sounded off on this immediately after securing her win against Emani Ellis, who tried to sue her for $24 million. By Zachary Horvath September 17, 2025
Music Suspect Arrested In Connection With Beyonce Hard Drive Theft In July, a suitcase containing hard drives full of unreleased Beyonce music was stolen out of her choreographer's rental car in Atlanta. By Caroline Fisher September 16, 2025
Music Sidney “Omen” Brown, Producer For Artists Like Beyonce & Drake, Dies At 49 According to Sidney "Omen" Brown's mother Martha, a family member found his body in his Harlem apartment over the weekend. By Caroline Fisher September 16, 2025
Music Kali Uchis & Ravyn Lenae Brighten Our New "R&B Season" Playlist Update This week, "R&B Season" boasts new tracks from Kali Uchis, Ravyn Lenae, and Yoko Gold along with the new 4batz album. By Gabriel Bras Nevares September 14, 2025
Music Doja Cat Channels 80s Icon Max Headroom To Promote “Vie” Deluxe Doja Cat's highly anticipated fifth studio album, "Vie," is slated for release on September 26 via RCA Records. By Caroline Fisher September 10, 2025
Uncategorized Kanye West Will Officially Face Deposition In Donda Academy Lawsuit Kanye West is facing a lawsuit from someone claiming to have been an employee at his Donda Academy private school. By Cole Blake September 10, 2025
Music Kai Cenat Claps Back At Drake For Posting His Forehead On Instagram Drake appeared to be unhappy with Kai Cenat's recent comments on his latest "Iceman" single, "Dog House," featuring Yeat and Julia Wolf. By Cole Blake September 10, 2025
Music Charlamagne Tha God Wants Young Thug To Forgive Gunna And Put Their Beef To Rest Young Thug has been at odds with his long-time collaborator, Gunna, since he took a plea deal in the YSL RICO case back in 2022. By Cole Blake September 08, 2025
Music Cardi B Sells Copies Of "Am I The Drama?" On The Streets Of Manhattan In Comedic Clip Cardi B took to the streets of Manhattan in a funny bit depicting her selling copies of the new album ahead of its release. By Devin Morton September 07, 2025